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- Birth nameMarie G. Armstrong
- Mimi Forsythe was born on December 13, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Sensations of 1945 (1944) and Three Russian Girls (1943). She was married to James Parnell Turner, Warren Leslie McCanless and Benedict Bogeaus. She died on August 17, 1952 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- SpousesJames Parnell Turner(1947 - June 26, 1951) (divorced)Warren Leslie McCanless(September 1946 - November 3, 1946) (his death)Benedict Bogeaus(February 1939 - June 5, 1945) (divorced, 1 child)
- Was handed a plum acting role in Three Russian Girls (1943) with no prior acting experience after Charles Chaplin's not-quite wife Oona O'Neill bowed out of the role.
- In 1943 made a 16mm amateur short film entitled "Mimi, Queen of the Crap Shooters". It attracted the attention of the producers of Three Russian Girls (1943), who decided to cast her in the film.
- Daughter of Chicago steel executive Arthur W. Armstrong.
- Retired after marrying producer Benedict Bogeaus, she suffered from manic depression and an emotional breakdown after her husband left her to marry sexpot actress Dolores Moran. She subsequently took her own life.
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